Manager, Business Performance, Forecasting, RAROC Allocation & Scenario Analysis

CIMB Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

CIMB Bank Berhad, based in Kuala Lumpur, seeks a Group Finance professional to lead forecasting, performance management, and governance across regional markets. The role focuses on profitability, risk assessment, and board reporting to support strategic decision-making.

The ideal candidate has strong accounting expertise, team leadership experience, and the ability to translate data into actionable business insights for senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance or related field.
• At least 3 years' experience in audit or accounting/finance/financial planning, preferably in a financial institution or public listed company.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills for management analyses.

Responsibilities

• Forecasting & Financial Outlook (Group View) – forward looking profitability outlook and risks, identifying drivers.
• Performance Management & Benchmarking - enable transparency and cross-country comparability.
• Risk Management & Scenario Planning - anticipate and quantify risks at group or regional level and define mitigation plans.
• Governance, Standards & Controls – set, own and enforce financial planning governance/frameworks for consistency.
• Executive & Board Reporting.
• Translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations.
• Highlight strategic risks, trade-offs, and decision implications.
• Support GCEO/GCFO with forward-looking commentary.

Skills

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Time management

Business acumen

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Division : Group Finance

Section : Group Performance Management and Allocation

Job Purpose :

Align & optimize: Consolidate countries & resources & target settingto optimize returns in key markets/initiatives.

Assist in setting standards: Ownplanning policies, driver libraries, KPI definitions, and the BI/Planningtooling.

Guide strategy & profitability resilience: Run scenarios, benchmark countries, manage structural risks (FX, commodities, funding), and shape theboard narrative.

Key Responsibilities :

Primary responsibilities include:

Forecasting & Financial Outlook (Group View) – forward looking view of profitability outlook and risks (PNL sensitives). Know and identify structural and temporary performance drivers

Performance Management & Benchmarking - Enable performance transparency and drive improvement throughcross-country comparability.

Risk Management & Scenario Planning - Anticipate and quantify risks at agroup or regional leveland define mitigation plans.

Assist in Governance, Standards & Controls – Set, own and enforcefinancial planning governance/frameworks to ensure consistency and discipline.

Executive & Board Reporting

Translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations

Highlight strategic risks, trade-offs, and decision implications

Support GCEO/GCFO with forward-looking commentary

Key Dimension of Impact :

This will have direct impact to the Group Financial as well as indirect impact to the process improvement, as this job scope is involved in assisting the Management in monitoring the financial performance that align with Group's financial goals and strategic initiatives

Job Specification

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance, or related field

At least 3 years working experience in audit firm or in accounting, finance or financial planning functions preferably in a financial institution or a public listed company

Proven experience managing and developing a team

Strong business acumen and analytical skills to provide detailed and valuable business analysis to management

Required Competencies and Skills

Financial and accounting knowledge and processes

Analytic skills and problem solving

Strong organizational and time-management skills

CIMB is one of ASEAN's leading banking groups and Malaysia's second largest financial services provider, by assets. Listed on Bursa Malaysia via CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, it had a market capitalisation of approximately RM81.6 billion as at 31 March 2026. It offers consumer banking, commercial banking, wholesale banking, transaction banking, Islamic banking and asset management products and services. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, the Group is present across ASEAN in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Beyond ASEAN, the Group has market presence in China, Hong Kong and UK.

CIMB is one of ASEAN's leading banking groups and Malaysia's second largest financial services provider, by assets. Listed on Bursa Malaysia via CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, it had a market capitalisation of approximately RM81.6 billion as at 31 March 2026. It offers consumer banking, commercial banking, wholesale banking, transaction banking, Islamic banking and asset management products and services. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, the Group is present across ASEAN in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Beyond ASEAN, the Group has market presence in China, Hong Kong and UK.